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Karee Venema

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Nears 6K in Best Week of the Year

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Stocks wrapped up an impressive week on a positive note, with all three indexes notching new record closing highs – and the S&P 500 briefly climbing above the psychologically significant 6,000 level for the first time ever.

By the numbers, the S&P 500 added 0.4% to close at 5,995 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% to 43,988. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.09% to 19,286. It was the biggest weekly percentage gain for the S&P 500 (+4.7%) and Dow (+4.6%) since November 2023, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

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